PeterB.Cancelmo

Overview

Peter Cancelmo provides business-centered legal advice and transaction solutions to publicly-held and private businesses, entrepreneurs and investors. He works closely with corporate boards and management teams to provide practical advice on corporate governance and compliance topics and to complete financial and strategic transactions effectively and efficiently. Peter is Chair of the firm’s Business Practice Group.

Peter brings an organized approach to transactional matters and is frequently called upon to assemble and lead right-sized legal teams composed of diverse substantive experts to complete transactions with complex regulatory, legal, financial or industry considerations. He adds value by gaining an understanding of each client’s organizational culture and developing custom strategies that are optimally suited to his client’s business and organizational needs.

Peter’s transactional practice encompasses representation of domestic and foreign issuers in public securities offerings, private placements and a range of other capital raising transactions, as well as representation of businesses and financial sponsors in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. A significant portion of Peter’s practice is devoted to advising corporate clients on matters arising from their status as public companies, including periodic reporting and disclosure obligations, corporate governance and securities exchange listing matters. Peter's practice also includes frequent representation of private technology companies and venture investors.

Peter joined Garvey Schubert Barer in 2007. Prior to joining GSB he practiced in the corporate and securities area at Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, in Boston and in the New York office of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, a major Canadian law firm.

Acted as Washington special counsel to Onex Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in connection with securities and credit financing transactions completed in support of the acquisition of Tomkins Ltd.

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